I only occasionally add to this blog because it is obvious that no one is following it.* Still it is something to do in a way of cataloging and "immortalizing" a lot of the stuff we have accumulated over the years.
I had previously had photos of stereo equipment in this blog, but all photos loaded on all pages, so I deleted them. So, I'm trying another whack at it.
I don't have any digitized photos of stereos of old, but do have one from 2004 which was made with our first digital camera with a whopping 1.3 megapixels. It was rack-mounted and located in the dining room with the speakers in the living room. I must have had a reason for doing it that way, but don't remember now why. It is below.
I don't have ANY of that equipment now. Next is after moving the rack to the office and buying a nice large TV glass and steel stand to hold the equipment.
As you can see, it is half silver and half black. As my stereo roots extend back to the 1970's I liked silver equipment. However over time, it all went to black. Lately there has been a trend towards more and more silver stuff. Below is phase two.
This is right after I found the bargain of the century at Salvation Army when some audiophile donated the Adcom equipment and they priced the "set" at $149.00! Next is phase three.
You have to carefully compare the pictures to see what has changed. It has. Now for phase four.
Again, look carefully. Think of it as that game with two seemingly identical pictures and you are supposed to count the differences. Below is what it looks like now, as believe it or not, (Nancy doesn't) I'm done:
On another page of this blog, you will find the list of this equipment. Below is one of the speakers, Radio Shacks best ever; Optimus Pro 4000, without the grille.
Looking closely at the "final" phase, I see that in fact, there are two new items. One is atop the little LED power meter, it is a really nice speaker switch that lets me play the music, in here, in the living room, or both. Plus, where the little wooden thing (Discwasher record cleaner) sits in that photo now sits the complete Discwasher system. I was quite psyched to finally get one after decades of wanting to have it.
Now, the speakers that are in here that I rebuilt.
The left one above has all the new drivers, the right one only so far had the new woofer. The far left picture features the grille and LYRIC badge.
That's it for today. I hope someone, somewhere reads this someday!
* OK, so based on new information, not only ARE people (this means YOU) reading my blogs, but quite a few of you are! For that I thank you!
I had previously had photos of stereo equipment in this blog, but all photos loaded on all pages, so I deleted them. So, I'm trying another whack at it.
I don't have any digitized photos of stereos of old, but do have one from 2004 which was made with our first digital camera with a whopping 1.3 megapixels. It was rack-mounted and located in the dining room with the speakers in the living room. I must have had a reason for doing it that way, but don't remember now why. It is below.
I don't have ANY of that equipment now. Next is after moving the rack to the office and buying a nice large TV glass and steel stand to hold the equipment.
As you can see, it is half silver and half black. As my stereo roots extend back to the 1970's I liked silver equipment. However over time, it all went to black. Lately there has been a trend towards more and more silver stuff. Below is phase two.
This is right after I found the bargain of the century at Salvation Army when some audiophile donated the Adcom equipment and they priced the "set" at $149.00! Next is phase three.
You have to carefully compare the pictures to see what has changed. It has. Now for phase four.
Again, look carefully. Think of it as that game with two seemingly identical pictures and you are supposed to count the differences. Below is what it looks like now, as believe it or not, (Nancy doesn't) I'm done:
On another page of this blog, you will find the list of this equipment. Below is one of the speakers, Radio Shacks best ever; Optimus Pro 4000, without the grille.
Looking closely at the "final" phase, I see that in fact, there are two new items. One is atop the little LED power meter, it is a really nice speaker switch that lets me play the music, in here, in the living room, or both. Plus, where the little wooden thing (Discwasher record cleaner) sits in that photo now sits the complete Discwasher system. I was quite psyched to finally get one after decades of wanting to have it.Now, the speakers that are in here that I rebuilt.
The left one above has all the new drivers, the right one only so far had the new woofer. The far left picture features the grille and LYRIC badge.That's it for today. I hope someone, somewhere reads this someday!
* OK, so based on new information, not only ARE people (this means YOU) reading my blogs, but quite a few of you are! For that I thank you!
Can you tell me what the wattage of the midrange speaker on the Optimus Pro 4000 is please and thank you.
ReplyDeleteNo, I am afraid not. The drivers are not marked and I sold them all long ago.
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